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Oil portrait of a seated woman in a white dress and red shawl holding a fan, with a landscape behind her.

Portrait of Ekaterina Vasilievna Torsukova (1772-1842)

Vladimir Borovikovsky, 1795

Oval portrait of a young woman in red headdress and green gold-trimmed bodice against a dark background.

Portrait of Torzhok peasant Christinya

Vladimir Borovikovsky, 1795

Portrait of a young woman with curly hair in a blue shawl, leaning on a ledge beside pink roses in a garden.

Portrait of Elena Aleksandrovna Naryshkina (1785-1855)

Vladimir Borovikovsky, 1799

Oil portrait of a young woman with curled hair, pink dress, fur-trimmed red mantle and an order badge, on a dark background.

Portrait of Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia (1783-1801)

Vladimir Borovikovsky, 1798

Painted portrait of a young man with long auburn hair in a black cap and red coat against a dark teal background.

Portrait of a youth

Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio, 1495

Painting of a curly-haired young man with a halo, jeweled headband and arrow, wearing a dark robe with gold fleur-de-lis.

Portrait of a young man as Saint Sebastian

Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio, 1450

Painting of a young man in a red cape and laurel wreath holding a handwritten letter, dark background.

Portrait of Gerolamo Casio

Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio, 1495

Oil portrait of a man in a grey wig, gold-embroidered robe and blue sash, resting his hand on a coat of arms.

Portrait of Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford (1676-1745)

Jean-Baptiste van Loo, 1740

Portrait of a woman in a gold gown and fleur-de-lis royal mantle, resting her hand on a jeweled crown on a blue cushion.

Portrait of Marie Leszczyńka

Jean-Baptiste van Loo, 1725

Oil portrait of a man in a powdered wig and red cloak with fur trim, gesturing with one hand against a dark sky.

Portrait de François-Melchior Claude de Milan Forbin

Jean-Baptiste van Loo, 1720

Portrait of a woman in a blue hat and red dress holding a basket of grapes against a dark landscape.

Portrait de Madame Albert de Bormes en vendangeuse

Jean-Baptiste van Loo, 1745

Painting of a young woman in a white dress reading sheet music while holding a violin, seated in a gilded chair.

Portrait of a violinist

Anne Vallayer-Coster, 1773

Still life painting of a blue vase of flowers beside a marble bust, peaches, grapes and books on a table.

Vase of Flowers with a Bust of Flora

Anne Vallayer-Coster, 1774

Oil portrait of a young boy in a dark embroidered doublet and gold sleeves, holding a pink flower, against a red background.

Portrait of a boy

Francesco Salviati, 1541

Oil portrait of a bearded man in black with red sleeves, holding a folded letter at a green table.

Portrait of a Man Holding a Letter

Francesco Salviati, 1530

Portrait of the painter in his old age

Kamal-ol-molk, 1300

Oil portrait of a young man in a black beret, brown cloak, steel breastplate and gold chain against a dark background.

Portrait of Rembrandt

Kamal-ol-molk, 1275

Oil portrait of a man with a mustache in a dark suit and black bow tie against a muted background.

Self-portrait of Kamal-ol-molk

Kamal-ol-molk, 1315

Half-length portrait of an elderly bald man with white mustache and spectacles, wearing a buttoned coat, against brown backgr

Self Portrait of Kamal-ol-molk

Kamal-ol-molk, 1336

Oil portrait of an older woman in a white cap with green ribbon, black dress and turquoise bow, against a brown background.

Presumed portrait of Madame Ducreux, the artist's mother

Joseph Ducreux, 1770

Oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig and grey coat holding a book, painted in 1785.

Portrait de Bernard-Germain de Lacépède (1756-1825), naturaliste et homme politique

Joseph Ducreux, 1785

Oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig, blue coat with gold braid and red waistcoat, against a dark background.

Self-portrait as a naval officer

Joseph Ducreux, 1795

Painting of an executioner holding up a severed bearded head above a platter, watched by three figures in a dim room.

The Executioner with the Head of John the Baptist

William Dobson, 1640

Three men in 17th-century dress posed together before a cloudy landscape and gold patterned drapery.

Portrait of the artist with Nicholas Lanier and Sir Charles Cotterell

William Dobson, 1645

Portrait of a woman in a black dress holding a rabbit, set against a landscape with trees and hills.

Portrait of a Lady with a Rabbit

Ridolfo del Ghirlandaio, 1508

Oil portrait of a young girl in a white dress holding a tabby kitten, with a red drape and landscape behind her.

Portrait of Miss Home with a Kitten

John Hoppner, 1795

Oil portrait of a young man in a red military coat with gold epaulettes and powdered hair, against a dark background.

Portrait of Arthur Wellesley

John Hoppner, 1795

Oil portrait of a man in a curled wig and blue silk robe, with a faint classical statue in the background.

Portrait of a Man

Adriaen van der Werff, 1689

Oil portrait of a man in red cloak holding a palette, presenting a framed painting of a reclining woman and two children.

Self-portrait with Wife and Daughter

Adriaen van der Werff, 1697

Oil portrait of a seated woman in blue velvet and pink shawl holding an orange, with a dark landscape behind her.

Portrait of the Artist's Wife, Margareta Rees

Adriaen van der Werff, 1698